(43870) Andokazuko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kazuko Ando (b. 1984) is a part-time Japanese lecturer at Okayama University of Science. She focuses on the formation process of circumstellar structures in symbiotic stars and is conducting long-term spectroscopic monitoring of systems that continuously eject jets, primarily analyzing the velocity structure of hydrogen emission lines.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andokazuko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andokazuko is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43870 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 3.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 2 October 1994
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